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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Background of Kant's Thought.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For Hume to believe something, what did he need?
(a) Reason.
(b) Inferential evidence.
(c) Infallible belief.
(d) Empirical evidence.

2. According to Hume, what can reason tell us about?
(a) One's faith.
(b) One's fears.
(c) One's experience.
(d) One's intelligence.

3. When was "Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals" published?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1785.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1795.

4. What type of truth is "Fido has brown spots"?
(a) A posteriori.
(b) Analytic.
(c) Synthetic.
(d) A priori.

5. Why was Kant's system revolutionary?
(a) It asserted the existence of synthetic a posteriori truths.
(b) It asserted the existence of analytic a posteriori truths.
(c) It asserted the existence of analytic a priori truths.
(d) It asserted the existence of synthetic a priori truths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kant study throughout his early academic career?

2. How many times did Kant come close to marriage?

3. What is considered to be Kant's most important work?

4. How was Kant influenced by Leibniz?

5. How old was Kant when "Critique of Pure Reason" was published?

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